Wednesday 15 June 2011

I spy... Maccabi Tel Aviv (XVII)

Things to know about Maccabi Tel Aviv
Last season: 3rd
Qualified through: League position
Coach: Motti Ivanir
Star: Gal Alberman
Links to Örebro: Örebro negotiated with Maccabi Tel Aviv (and more famously with Maccabi Haifa) of a transfer of Roni Porokara last year.  No deal was made.
Comment:  Maccabi Tel Aviv is the most successful club in the history of Israeli football, and on its way back with largely a new team after a bad spell in the mid-2000s after the 2005 participation in the Champions League (drawn in a group with Bayern, Juventus and Ajax, Maccabi did well to win 4 points)
This is how we beat them: A team with several Israeli national team members such as captain Gal Alberman at midfield, double-footed right defender Yoav Ziv and midfielder Maor Buzaglo.  Up front, best goal scorer is Eliran Atar.  These players have not been together for long and there is a risk that they will only improve.
Chance of Örebro winning:  If the new team from last year stays intact, this looks like a very difficult draw: 35%

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